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Petrology and Geochemistry of Ignimbrites from the Bears Brook Volcanic Group, Arisaig, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia.
(1978-03-15)A chemical study of the ignimbrites of Arisaig, Nova Scotia, was undertaken to determine their geochemical character, any variations within flow units, and their relationship to associated volcanics. The ignimbrites are ... -
The Petrology and Geochemistry of the Port Mouton Migmatites
(1987-04-15)This study is centered on the migmatites found along certain portions of the contact between the Port Mouton pluton of Shelburne and Queens counties, Nova Scotia, and the local host lithology. The field relations, petrology ... -
Phenomenological Study of Urban Vegetable Gardening in Halifax: How Does Urban Vegetable Gardening Activity Affects the Daily Lives of the Gardeners and Their Sense of Community?
(2010-04)Due to the propagation of the Internet and several other changing factors, the geographical sense of community has somewhat become unnecessary. However, the quality of sense of community through indirect communication ... -
Physical Volcanology, Petrology, and Petrogenesis of the Cretaceous Isachsen Formation Volcanics, Western Axel Heiberg Island, N.W.T.Formation Volcanics, Western Axel Heiberg Island, N.W.T.
(1994-03-15)New data from Bjarnasson Island and Bals Fiord on western Axel Heiberg Island provide insight into the physical volcanology, petrology, and petrogenesis of Cretaceous Isachsen Formation magmatism. The Bjarnasson Island ... -
"Pock Marks" in Nearshore Sands: Observations During Sandyduck97.
(2000-04-15)Previous bedform research has described different ripple types forming in varying hydrodynamic conditions and used ripple geometry within sedimentary rocks to infer the paleoenvironmental conditions during the ripple ... -
Policy and Behaviour: Exploring Energy Use by Computers in the Marion McCain Building
(2008-04)In an era of increasing concern about environmental integrity and stability, all sectors of society including individuals, institutions, industry and government are re-examining their relationship with the environment. ... -
A Pollen-Stratigraphic Study of Late-Quaternary Vegetational Change at Porter's Lake, Nova Scotia, with Reference to Marine Intrusion
(1986-04-15)Late-Quaternary sea level rise has caused two marine intrusions into Porter's Lake, Nova Scotia (Smith 1984), resulting in an interesting ecological history. Stratigraphic studies of the lake include work on diatoms and ... -
Post-Pleistocene Sea Level Changes in the Baie Verte Estuary (Northumberland Strait) as Revealed by Foraminiferal Studies
(1980-03-15)Two cores were obtained from the Baie Verte estuary of the Northumberland Strait to study relative sea level changes by examination of foraminiferal distributions. The base of the cores contained a layer of salt marsh ...